Tony Wilshire
@tonywilshire.bsky.social
A family man, life interest in our RN, military history, strategy, past book reviewer & day skipper, enjoyed a City life lost to a spinal injury.
☝️ Dad as Navigator Observer sat behind the pilot Joe Liddle in their FAA Tarpon/Avenger.
☝️ Dad as Navigator Observer sat behind the pilot Joe Liddle in their FAA Tarpon/Avenger.
A childhood fav from Sunday afternoon TV 👍
August 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A childhood fav from Sunday afternoon TV 👍
To mark her loss the USN renamed a Baltimore class CA to CANBERRA (WW2). Also currently the name of a littoral combat ship with this 👍 badge.
August 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
To mark her loss the USN renamed a Baltimore class CA to CANBERRA (WW2). Also currently the name of a littoral combat ship with this 👍 badge.
@bafriedman.bsky.social
Finished reading & 👍
Confused for many years by what Ops meant, where it is placed, its differing meaning & its use. Enjoyably enlightened by understanding the function of Op Art from its dangerous misleading take at Op Level. Thank you.
Finished reading & 👍
Confused for many years by what Ops meant, where it is placed, its differing meaning & its use. Enjoyably enlightened by understanding the function of Op Art from its dangerous misleading take at Op Level. Thank you.
July 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
@bafriedman.bsky.social
Finished reading & 👍
Confused for many years by what Ops meant, where it is placed, its differing meaning & its use. Enjoyably enlightened by understanding the function of Op Art from its dangerous misleading take at Op Level. Thank you.
Finished reading & 👍
Confused for many years by what Ops meant, where it is placed, its differing meaning & its use. Enjoyably enlightened by understanding the function of Op Art from its dangerous misleading take at Op Level. Thank you.
Lawrence was proud of the 300 men of the Imperial Camel Corp who fought with him, as am I, for this is my Grt Uncle George’s unit, for if he was not KIA May 1918, be riding with TEL. In a wonderful description of the ICC, he said 40 men would beat on march any Arab. A wonderful read.
May 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Lawrence was proud of the 300 men of the Imperial Camel Corp who fought with him, as am I, for this is my Grt Uncle George’s unit, for if he was not KIA May 1918, be riding with TEL. In a wonderful description of the ICC, he said 40 men would beat on march any Arab. A wonderful read.
George Pledger, Imperial Camel Corp, my grt uncle, KIA OTD 1918, Gaza, Palestine.
May 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
George Pledger, Imperial Camel Corp, my grt uncle, KIA OTD 1918, Gaza, Palestine.
Should also be for Best Film 👍 🐾🐾🧀
January 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Should also be for Best Film 👍 🐾🐾🧀
Seen that, done that & forgive my boast Zack, yet look carefully & see I completed on game 1
January 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Seen that, done that & forgive my boast Zack, yet look carefully & see I completed on game 1
How very dare you say this is not history! 😂
January 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
How very dare you say this is not history! 😂
RIP Herbert
My Grt Uncle George Pledger, ICC, May 1st 1918, Gaza, is remembered on the Jerusalem memorial. Photo taken shortly after the war.
HNY Tim
My Grt Uncle George Pledger, ICC, May 1st 1918, Gaza, is remembered on the Jerusalem memorial. Photo taken shortly after the war.
HNY Tim
December 27, 2024 at 9:17 AM
RIP Herbert
My Grt Uncle George Pledger, ICC, May 1st 1918, Gaza, is remembered on the Jerusalem memorial. Photo taken shortly after the war.
HNY Tim
My Grt Uncle George Pledger, ICC, May 1st 1918, Gaza, is remembered on the Jerusalem memorial. Photo taken shortly after the war.
HNY Tim
My mum’s 1892 copy of Shakespeare bought 3rd hand March 1943. Special to me.
December 23, 2024 at 12:30 PM
My mum’s 1892 copy of Shakespeare bought 3rd hand March 1943. Special to me.
Grew up with my dad’s copy of Fuchida taken to heart only to find out from Parshall & Tully that its story is false.
December 21, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Grew up with my dad’s copy of Fuchida taken to heart only to find out from Parshall & Tully that its story is false.
He is like a character from the pages of Tom Sharpe’s hilarious - I do recommend this - book ‘The Throwback’
December 19, 2024 at 1:04 PM
He is like a character from the pages of Tom Sharpe’s hilarious - I do recommend this - book ‘The Throwback’
Truth & fantasy. Tristan was an outstanding adventurer sailor & author. I was hooked from the first. Yet. In Hearts of Oak of his RN life, his ship, that I could not identify, had a hard war brilliantly told. It was all imagination, as were some of his achievements. He fooled all for many years 🍻
December 11, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Truth & fantasy. Tristan was an outstanding adventurer sailor & author. I was hooked from the first. Yet. In Hearts of Oak of his RN life, his ship, that I could not identify, had a hard war brilliantly told. It was all imagination, as were some of his achievements. He fooled all for many years 🍻
I forgot to cheat & add this too, as one is Theory & other successfully real
December 9, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I forgot to cheat & add this too, as one is Theory & other successfully real
Nr forty years since…
December 9, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Nr forty years since…
Loved this, read twice, stayed with me 👍
December 7, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Loved this, read twice, stayed with me 👍
Wow Philip, your today’s book has dragged out a long forgotten memory that I had Donald Featherstones Naval Wargames. How I wish I had kept this. Not my original photo.
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Wow Philip, your today’s book has dragged out a long forgotten memory that I had Donald Featherstones Naval Wargames. How I wish I had kept this. Not my original photo.
Hi Paul,
"Over The Top". 1st Artists' Rifles at Marcoing, 30th December 1917 IWM by John Nash himself with the Artist Rifles, as was his brother Paul, the artist known for ‘We Are Making A New World’ IWM.
"Over The Top". 1st Artists' Rifles at Marcoing, 30th December 1917 IWM by John Nash himself with the Artist Rifles, as was his brother Paul, the artist known for ‘We Are Making A New World’ IWM.
December 5, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Hi Paul,
"Over The Top". 1st Artists' Rifles at Marcoing, 30th December 1917 IWM by John Nash himself with the Artist Rifles, as was his brother Paul, the artist known for ‘We Are Making A New World’ IWM.
"Over The Top". 1st Artists' Rifles at Marcoing, 30th December 1917 IWM by John Nash himself with the Artist Rifles, as was his brother Paul, the artist known for ‘We Are Making A New World’ IWM.
If of interest, I have a number of photos of his time with the ICC along with other papers etc returned home that his sister, my grandmother kept.
December 5, 2024 at 10:25 AM
If of interest, I have a number of photos of his time with the ICC along with other papers etc returned home that his sister, my grandmother kept.
My Grt Uncle fought with the ICC, KIA May 1st 1918. Some forty yrs past at the Barbican library I found a copy & much to my surprise, the small action in which he fell is recorded within.
December 4, 2024 at 7:26 PM
My Grt Uncle fought with the ICC, KIA May 1st 1918. Some forty yrs past at the Barbican library I found a copy & much to my surprise, the small action in which he fell is recorded within.
Another beautiful end of our day here in Norfolk…
December 3, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Another beautiful end of our day here in Norfolk…
OTD Shared with two other notable Napoleonic events: Napoleon’s Coronation 1804 & Austerlitz 1805
December 2, 2024 at 3:47 PM
OTD Shared with two other notable Napoleonic events: Napoleon’s Coronation 1804 & Austerlitz 1805
